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More... 12/20/07 - Scioto Township Fire Department Provided Use of Fire Protection Equipment By Kathy Sochor on 12/20/2007 12:00 PM The Scioto Township Volunteer Fire Department of Jackson County will receive a complete self-contained breathing system for use in fighting fires through the ODNR Division of Forestry. More... 12/13/07 - Certification for Ohio's State Forests By Kathy Sochor on 12/13/2007 1:56 PM Governor Ted Strickland recently directed ODNR to begin the process of attaining third-party certification for Ohio's state forests, assuring the continued health of these woodlands while recognizing them as management models for the state's nearly 400,000 woodland owners. More... 11/27/70 Columbia Gas Transmission to begin Limited Clearing at Eight Gas Storage Wells in Mohican-Memorial State Forest By Kathy Sochor on 11/27/2007 2:41 PM As part of an agreement signed in February of this year that limits impacts of gas well maintenance clearing activities, Columbia Gas Transmission will begin work the first week of December to remove trees around eight gas storage wells located within Mohican-Memorial State Forest and Mohican State Park. More... 11/01/07 - Fall Color Update #5 By Kathy Sochor on 11/1/2007 10:57 AM Fall Color remains peak throughout most of southern Ohio, with the golds and russets of hickories and oaks dominating the landscape in the southern third of the state. More... 11/01/07 - Nearly $2 Million Goes To School Districts and Communities Through "Trees To Textbooks" By Kathy Sochor on 10/31/2007 3:05 PM Eighteen Ohio school districts and their corresponding counties and townships will receive more than $1,891,500 this year from the sale of timber in Ohio’s state forests. More... 10/25/07 - Fall Color Update #4 By Kathy Sochor on 10/25/2007 11:00 AM Ohio’s woodlands are at peak or near peak color this week, with the northern two-thirds of the state generally reporting peak conditions and the southern one-third near peak. More... 10/18/07 - Fall Color Update #3 By Kathy Sochor on 10/18/2007 4:12 PM Fall Color is near peak in almost every part of the state this week, with maple and hickory trees adding their traditional reds and russets to the landscape More... 10/12/07 - Forest Heritage Festival, October 19-20 in Dover By Kathy Sochor on 10/12/2007 5:45 PM The festival showcases the work of professional woodland stewards and the products, tools and expertise of the forest industry. We encourage woodland owners and other visitors to take advantage of a variety of educational activities including demonstrations of forestry techniques; equipment and tool displays; information on financial assistance and where to buy tree seedlings; discussions with professional service foresters; and networking with fellow woodland owners. More... 10/11/07 - Fall Color Update #2 By Kathy Sochor on 10/11/2007 2:08 PM Peak color is still two weeks away for most of the state – slightly later than originally predicted. More... 09/25/07 - Annual Sale of Ohio Conservation Seedlings Underway By Kathy Sochor on 9/25/2007 10:43 AM The Division of Forestry is now accepting orders for more than 40 varieties of seedlings for delivery next spring. The seedlings, available in groups of 100, are 1 to 3 years old and bare rooted. A minimum order of 100 seedlings is required. More... 09/24/07 - ODNR Urges Extra Caution To Avoid Wildfires By Kathy Sochor on 9/24/2007 1:01 PM More than 40 wildfires have broken out since July 1 in Pike, Scioto, Jackson, Lawrence and Gallia counties alone. That’s an uncharacteristically high number for this time of year. More... 9/13/07 Predicting Ohio's Fall Color Season By Kathy Sochor on 9/13/2007 11:46 AM These natural phenomena take place every year and are easy to predict. A much tougher call is how vivid the Fall Color will be and how long it will last. Most of those variables are weather dependent. More... 9/13/07 Increased Wildfire Risk Throughout Ohio By Kathy Sochor on 9/13/2007 11:15 AM Weeks of hot and dry weather, followed by recent “hit-and-miss” storms and rain showers, have created potentially dangerous conditions for wildfires throughout southern Ohio. More...